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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-01-19
Spiritual Tests.
From the Sam ErancIsco Cam.


Prof. John Slater, the inspirational
test medium, of Brooklyn, N. Y, gave
a small audience In Odd Fellows Hall
yesterday afternoon an exhibition of
his powers as q medium. The PROBES
sor is q youthful appearing, smooth
shaven individual, with a slight nerv-
GUS frame of medium height. He
wears his hair long and brushed back
from his forehead "a Ia professor"
When introduced to the audience he
walked to the front of the platform,
washing his hands in invisible soap.
Suddenly he snapped his fingers, and,
striking q tragic attitude, he pictured
the horrible scene OF q body terribly
lacerated and mangled by being tele-
sooped by two fast freight IL aims; then
pointing to g. lady in the gallery, he
said, "the body comes between you
and me-do you recognize it ?"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-01-19

The tomato is a most important
vegetable grown st the South for the
Northern markets. It is usually set
out by first raising the plants under
glass, often in hot-beds, when great
earllness is desired. This will be nee
essary IN most sections for the first
sowlng for the Seeding plants. An or
binary three by six foot sash will raise
from ], 300 to 1000 Seeding plants.
These, If sown, say, February /, will
be large enough to transplant at three
or TOUR inches apart, again under the
protection OF sashes or of protecting
cloth, until fit to set out in the field.
Peter Henderson ia american Agricu7t-
urist.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-01-19
The Force of Great Waves.
From the Boston Transcript.

From the Boston Transcript.
The immense force OF waves such as
overwhelmed and nearly wrecked the
steamship Westernland can only be
comprehended by those who have
passed through q terrific storm at sea.
The second officer states that the
steamer was struck by two cross
waves, which he estimated to be about
10 feet high. 1t is probable that
his estimate Is too large, for storm
waves rarely reach that height. But
even allowing that, as was certainly
excusable under the circumst ances,
his Imagination increased the height
by one-quarter, that would still leave
them 80 feet high. just imagine two
cataracts pouring their thousands of
tons OF water from this height, and
some idea may be gained Of the power
exerted for falling water, whether
raised into huge waves by wind or
tumbling over q precipice, possesses
the same weight and exerts the same
power. Probably the wall of water
which flooded and made desolate Mill
River Valley q few years ago was not
more powerful at any one moment
than were the two waves which con-
Vefged their forces upon the forward
deck of the unfortunate steamer.
Rocks and reefs and lee shores are not
all the dangers that the mariner has
to guard against, and many stout
vessel has disappeared beneath the
mighty pillows, leaving no clue to the
mystery OF her fate. It is the most
skillful part of the helmsman's duties
when amid these mountainous seas to
so steer the ship as to prevent them
coming aboard. When the great tidal
wave swept the coast of South Amer
lea, in 1868, the captain OF g. mail
steamer, seeing it's approach, ordered
all hands below, battened down the
matches, and drove the vessel under a.
full head of steam into the wave. The
vessel came through on the other eide,
but with decks swept clear of masts,
rigging, smokestacks and everything
that offered the least resistance to the
course OF the great wave.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-01-19
AT HIT.
BY LOUISE CHANDL Err MoULroN.

The room Is cold and dark to night
The fire is low:
Why come you, you who love the light,
10 mock me SO?
pray YOU leave me now alone:
You worked your will,
And turned nv heart to frozen stone:
Why haunt me still?
got me to this empty place,
shut the door,
Yet through the dark l see your face
Just as of yore.
The old smile curves your lips TO might,
Your deep eyes glow
With that old CLEAN that made them bright
So long ago.
/ listen: do hear your tone
The silence thrill?
Why come you? would be alone.
Why vex me sttll9
What? Would you that we re-embrace-
We two once more?
Are these your tears that wet my face
Just as beforel
You left to seek some new delight,
Yet your tears how;
What sorrow brings you back tonight?
Shall not know
1 will not let you grieve alone
The night Is chill
Though love is dead and hope has flown,
Pity lives still.
How silent is the empty space
Dreamed once more?
Henceforth against your haunting face
bar the door.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-01-19
Southern Corn and romatoes.

Sweet corn is very valuable crop
in some sections South, to be sold in
our Northern markets. 1t is one of
the most tender plants. Thousands
of acres are sacrificed every season by
impatient cultivators, who, deluded
by q few warm days in the spring,
plant too early. No datecan be given
with safety, only, as a rule, one will
be safer to be q little behind his neigh
Dor than before him. If the usual day
is the 1st of the month, you will be
certain to catch up if you wait until
the 4th or 9Th, as it is q crop easily
checked even by a slight chill. 1t may
be forwarded six or eight days by SOW
ing in pieces OF sod under sashes, like
cecumbers.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-01-19
Succu1ent Food for Stock.

In behalf of the Royal Agricultural
Society, Of England, $50 inquiries
were recently sent out to farmers there
asking their experience during the re-
markable winter of 1885 Sc. 1t ap-
pears that as a rule the root crops
were short, and the question was
asked, Chow did you provide food,
and especially succulent food, for your
cattle and sheep during the long win
teri" The answers, according TO the
Live Stock Journal, are various
some having benefited by havingsilage;
others had to use large quantity of
purchased food, brewers grains prov
ing very helpful in several instances;
while hay and grain were used to q
much greater extent than usual. In
the preparation of food, too, advan-
tage was found by pulping and chat
fng; but it seems that those suffered
least who had provided q succession
Of catch crops for spring consump-
ton. Kohl rabbi helped several promi.
winter. The well-known Charles
Howard knows of no crop
so valuable and early and
cheaply cultivated as the cab
bage, which has greatly helped him
through many difficult summers with
all kinds OF stock. Several others
speak very highly of cabbage as stock
feed in winter; some saying, that it is
q very reliable plant, for however
great the drouth, it produces q succu-
lent winter feed more valuable than
silage. Rural New Yorker.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-01-19
Tur town ofHo;olo IF Euarat+

THE town officials of Everett, Mass,
had an economical fit some time ago,
and voted that the horses of the fire
department ought to be working daily,
and not eating their heads off in idle
ness Warrington fires. The consequence
was that when the next fire occurred
they were nearly mile from the en-
CINE house, drawing q gravel cart. By
the time they had got back to the
house and drawn the engine to the
burning building it had burned down.
The horses are not sent out to work
any moro.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-01-19
FARM AND HOME.
Moving the Harvest Hay.

Moving the Harvest Hay.
The late sun furls her golden sails
And turns her red PROV west;
The wind blows sweet with rye and wheat.
The bluejay seeks her nest.
The patient kline wind to the ranch,
he homeward horses neigh,
AND down the grass the swift scythes pass
Moving the harvest hay.
Inc Drown young farmer stalks beside
And cheers the meek team on;
His eyes are blue, his heart is true.
Ana warm as summer sun.
He ga1ly whistles tune on tune,
To while the time away,
AS down the grass the swift scythespass,
moving the harvest hay.
From the near barn clear voice calls
The mich cows one by one;
Beside the gates the farmer Waits-
The faithful team goes on.
The pretty milkmaid leaves her pals
10 hear what he would say
And down the grass the scythes still pass.
Moving the harvest hay.
y sweet old tale that never tires
love forever new
The dusk to hear steals softly near.
Adown her bridge of dew.
The brown young farmer pleads his prayer.
The pretty maid says aye
Ana down the grass the swift scythes pass.
Moving the harvest hay.
-Minnie Gilmore
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-01-19
Garget in Cows.

There are so many causes and so
various the effects, it is hard to give a.
prescription for garget in COWS. It
comes from colds, redundancy of
blood, or gross habits in gorging with
rich food. Some veterinarians rec
ommend when they first find the
udder swollen and feverish, free bleed
ing. In this case, If bled at night, to
give next morning q physic of from
four to six ounces of glauber salts, or
six drachms OF nitre. DR.. r. Shafer, in
his prescriptions for diseases of
domestic animals, recommends
mercurial ointment for the I'D
der, as follows: Soft soap one
pound, mercurial ointment two
ounces, spirits OF camphor one ounce;
mix well together and rub the parts
affected. Wash off before milking,
then apply again. The cow should be
fed sparingly of bran mashes and
little hay. Ground oats, barley,
clover hay and oil cake are very rich
food; if they do not produce, they
greatly aggravate the disease. Dur
ing the continuance of the disease it is
recommended to give once day in
the drink powdered nitre one ounce,
powdered resin two ounces, ginger
two drachms. Recollect the bowels
must be kept open.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-01-19

A BOX of chattering young folks in
the Chestnut Street Opera House the
other evening, go annoyed Miss Ward,
who was playing in '"The Queens
Favorite," that she paused, walked
close TO the box, and said in very sar-
castle tones: perhaps we are dis
turbiIg these ladies and gentlemen.
Shall we discontinued" There was .
dead silence, and then the play went
on. There was no more chatterino in
that box that evening.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-01-19

TIE fact advertised. Mrs. Minks-
Ohl such lucky accident happened
to-day. Mr.. Minks (suspiciously)-
Mighty few accidents that happen to
us are lucky. "Iou know that girl /
engaged Yesterday" "Of course;
well?" "Well, to-day she started the
kitcen fire with kerosene and blew the
kitchen roof off. Why, you could hear
it for three squares" "Great C@ 5ar -
"Yes, isn't it lucky! That Mrs. Up
start won't wonder if we keep girl
now."-Omaha World.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-01-19

A Boston dentist has had to pay
$3.50 for pulling the wrong tooth.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-31
DIED
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LocKE-on Saturday. January 90 John n. Locke
sEs asl''% asns the services
Grand csnr. Depot 4aa. at as, return,
rnternent at the convenience of the family.
LOCKE-On Saturday January =. Mary Ann Locke wife q
the above.
LOTION Sunday morning. January go 1887 James \
ss an @ 500
Interment private.
only daughter q george and Julia Morrow sssd q
r wears and 10 months srd 6, p.ur. cu,,,
S p ii O'clock 'i Friend:
Tran leave: isc Saamser:s. osoAm.
Carriages in itng at Chambsrsst. 2:sopm
MoRGANnAt Aurora NY. January 80 Henry MOrssA
airy 2, at o'clock D. IN.
col =; Ss Saturday goth inst. Caroline
ny's & y:srYs
jarvis iSasl door: Sos Of Grand Bon
PALMER-snddeuly, on January 81 Sarah. widow Of TIE
late Robert Palmer. in the s8th year OF her age.
Funeral services At the residence OF Mrs FAnigcn 1o
sprucest, Philadelphia on Tuesday February att N
POLL0Ck-On Friday, 2sth inst Thomas G. Pollock
Brooklyn, on Monday evening" 3ist inst. at O'Clock
Interment private.
Please omit flowers
ROBINsoN-onthe 2sth inst. 10 Cold sprngonthe- Hud
Funeral services the Methodist
February l. at 230 o'clock y. m.
sHEPARD-At Flushing l. l.. Saturday. January 10
aged ~ years. Thomas Spencer Shepard
Funeral from Reformed Church, Flushing L. Tuesday.
February !. at IL O'Clock.
Train for Brdgest leaves Long Island City ll3oAm
sTkUTHERs-At Bermuda. on January 90 Robert struth
ers. OF New York, aged SO years.
Notice OF funeral hereafter
sUTTONAt Croton Lake. First MONTH 80 Moses Sutton IN
his Goth
Friends invited residence
on Third Day afternoon Second month LIST at o'clock
Train leaves Grand Central station Mount Ksco
THOMAs-On Sabbath afternoon, 2:20 January 80 Mary
F.. wife OF Allen r. Thomas fell asleep
Friends invited ~ attend the funeral Tuesday, Fob
ruary i. at y. M. at 1888 West 22dst
WEEKS-At Carmel, ". Y, January 49, 1887, Chauncey r
Weeks. in tho 18th year Of his age
Funeral services will be held at the Presbyterian Church
Carmel. N. Y. on Tuesday, February l. at ll30 m.
W!NANS-Qn Saturday. January 10 Elias r. winan4
Relatives and friends respectfully invited attend the
funeral from bis late residence AZ East gu On Monday
January 81 az p m.
Please flowers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-31
THE COUNTY DEMocRACy's NEW LEADER.

The County Democracy Executive Committee Will meet
this evening the Cooper Institute aud organize IL Is
understood that Fire Commissioner Henry d. Puroy VIII
be reelected chairman Richard Cunningham, treasurer
and that the former secretaries will DO reelected WIN
the year. however. new leader OF the County DC
mocracy comes 10 the front He virtually the loader
last autumn. Tonight the new Sub Executive 'ohhlt
tee will be named consisting OF one member rom eac
Assembly District. The chairman OF this SUB Execu'p
Committee will be Police Justice Maurice d.
Power His only predecessor was Hubert o. lhomIson'
who held the charmanship for successive Years iioh
the time the subcommittee created up til the uho
OF his death.
Justice Power IL a different man from Mr. thompson
lie II Just arbitrary-cycn more p0syc-bit more i
seeing and much more polite. when the nomination oi
Mr. Hewitt for Mayor by Tammany Hall was announcer
To him, Justice Power hesated minnie, Dut an
nounced promptly that the County Democracy must IN
dorsc the nomination lie will make either dcciucu
success n leader positive failure.
lie began life IA stOnccutcr; then became an en-,
the manufacture OF bronze work He was Tor SEVERN
years fellow worker with Samuel D. Tilden, Anran -
Hewitt and Edward Cooper In Tammany Han o 1iv
thOsS gentlemen he incurred the cnnity OF Johh No.!
account Of his independence. ana went INTO ,tns
Hall He OF the active men In tho orghhhn,,
Of the County Democracy, lilo has held the poslo Va
Clerk the Marine the City Court, and on Decci
Der 10, $780, nominated for Police Justice ny Mh!o
Edward Cooper for term or ten years, and was coh"
by the Aldermen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-31
NOAH PORTER DEFENDING Mr.. HUME.
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE MEMBERS OF TIE AMERr-
CAN BOARD.

AN OPEN LETTER TO THE MEMBERS OF TIE AMERI-
CAN BOARD.
NEw-HAvES. Jan. 80 tSpeciaD.-In mn open letter to
the Prudential Committee OF the American Board of Mis-
sions which will appear In the February number OF The
Ne1 Engidnder ex-Presdent Porter, Of Yale College,
says:
The position which Mr. Hume takes Il right and TO
change his words would be 10 surrender his self respect
hope II Will not prejudice the OF Mr.. Hume FOR
to add that in my opinion, II would not necessarily
make him missionary for him 10 adopt the new
theology In full As review the religious history Of
New England during these fcrmenting years find II
brstling with controversy on theological themes. II
founders OF the American Board repre-
scented AS many types OF theological theories
Certainly the sturdy John Trcadwcl president n
may trust certain logical OF his held differ
ent theological theory from that which taught by
Timothy Dwight Samuel Spring. AS all the world
Knows the th0rny tenets If the two parties which found
cd the theological seminary at ADdOver not easily
into "a thorDless shapey structure, even after
the ingenuity OF distinguished professor had devised
the theory OF theology OF the intellect and theology
OF the feelings"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-31
Post Once Notice,

(should DO read DAILY by all interested changes may
Letters for foreign need not be specially addressed
for b ann snSsP &s
specially addressed being sent BY the fastest vessels
Terexn mails for the week ending February will close
PRoMPrLY in all oasesI at this oihce as follows
MONDAY-At $3.50 a. m for Nassau. N. per steamship
CITY Of MONTICELLO from Jack:ony,ei at 3 p M Tor be-
derer, from New .orleans
TUEsDAY-At $50 n for Ireland per steamship City OF
Shs European
at us 10 M for Ssy Il p I sSa
tciter s p for Costa Rsa Gaate%aa Mexico
per wa glasgow
DO directed per Dsvona"1.
steamship A;a az n for europe per ; ne
Ro. IA Bremen s% Costa
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and Gs P' a S 8.
steamship .;ss%sSy ss is sr rFss
and asas os S. per
FRIDAY AT 2 p m. for Vera Cruz and Progreso. pee
steamship Panama, via Havana
sATURDAY-At IL a m. for Venezuela and Curacoa Pee
steamship Caracas; Ct Il M for Norway direct PC
TsssSaa :S; %si. 3. 1T
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ship Gls.soy dssters must S dSscS
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directed Ssdsrlsnd via Antwerp Qetters must b
directed per Nsdsr.na - % sos s sanso no
% SANTANA cape my
Mails for China and Japan steamship city sydney on
sar Austraiia New Zealand Sandwich. fy and 9smoaa
islands per steamship Marposa from San krsnc;so9
YORK Aer win British msi: t9s kS:'f 1rs1
san Franoisco,. close here February 81 g z p -
Mails for Cuba BY rsI 70 Tampa IA, sS3 snSs ~
2:30 q. N.
.Ths schedule Of closing Of m ss tTans
of their uninterrupted ovesss
san Francisco Mails from tho Fast o. dsnssab1
Francisco ON the day OF sailing OF steamers NV
thence tho same dav' HENRY @. PEARSON. Postnasssa
Pest once New.York. N. Y. jan Sa AsoS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-31
IN MEMORY or GENERAL LOGAN

The memo ial services commemorative OF General
John A. Logan held last evening at Grand Army
Hail. Williamsburg, under the auspices OF Mansfield
Post No. 35. q. A. Fully $500 persons were present
There elaborate floral decorations Many old bat
Tie flags were displayed Commander II. II. Davis made
a brief opening address This was followed by avoun-
tary by the Mansfield Post band. Thcn tho orchestra
PLAYED a dirge and the memorial services after the
GRAND Army ritual read The Grafton OF the even.
James Tanner There vocal and cOrnot solos.
Among those present were General A ram Dotty,
veteran OF the Mexican War; Police Captain Waldron
General McIcer and staff. Colonel b. T. B0tt. OF the
17sth Volunteers Colonel HaylOr Of the 47th Regi-
ment and staff; Colonel Finkelmen, OF the 81 st Reg
inent, and staff Commander Knight, Of Post No. 227,
q. A. r.; Police Justices Walsh aud Renhardt, Post
Commander Squires. OF Post No 1927. q. A. r.; super
visor Large CuiDtard Assemblyman Farrell County
Clerk Rankin and Alderman McGrAth
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-31
HARD CIVIL SERVICE RULE.
DESERVING PoLICE OFFICERS HANDicAPPED-El
EnKIs TO CMA NGE TIE REGULATION.


FORTS TO CHANGE THE REGULATION.
Police Commits Voorhis and rcr want u delay
n yoteuni Tuesday Comml -soncr McClayc's resolu
ton that the Civil Service Supervisory Board be request
ed 20 modify the provisions OF Regulation No. %. by
striking out the words by Ike certificate from the ap
pontne power the secretary OF the Examining Board
and adding that ia forwarding the petition Of any cand
date for Examination FOR promotion there shall be for
varied AT the time the secretary OF the EXam!n
ing Board the report Of his immediate official Supporters
As 10 his conduct and efficiency The desire for delay has
excited good deal 81 interest In the police force Police
Commissioners French and McClaye are de-
srons that this clause In tho civil scrvice
regulations shall be changed for the reason
that as 1t stands II excludes worthy officers from obtain
ing examination for promotion. There ARE now three cap
tnius who candidates for the vacant inspcctorsp
These aro Captains Anthony hlairc and John Gunner
Republicans, aud Robert q. Wobb. Democrat
nder the peculiar Cyl Service rule now IN force Com
missioner holds that slight ne inflicted on Cap
Aaro several years ago Tor allowing obsctOhs III
street In his precinct shall outweigh his fine war record
and his many years Of good police service. and
prevent him from entering into competition win
those who his juniors In years ana az
pcricncc. Captain ANaire Is Republican, but the
same rule will apply {" Democrats. superintendent
Murray has already written 10 the Board OF Police In
dOrslng Captain Alairo.
Sergeant Wcstcryct Is another Instance or the hardsp
worked by the rule He fined onch half days pay sew
cral years ago for falling Ia attend tho trial OF police
man as a witness. the trial day having been changed
With this exception his record N unbcnlshrd for sixteen
years and yet, under the provisions of Regulation No.
50, lie Is not allowed to compete for captaincy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-31
c. w. z. SCHROEDERS DEFILCATION
THE CASE TO DE PUT IN THE DIsTRICT-ATIoRNEY's
HASDs-DEPosIToRs PROBABLY SAFE.

THE CASE TO DE PUT IN THE Observation-Disclosures
HASDs-DEPosIToRs PROBABLY SAFE.
So far as can be learned steps have yet boen taken
pursue Claus NJ Schroeder the abscondng cashier OK
the Gcrmania savings Bank In Jersey City. District
Attorney Winfield has requested by the directors to
take charge matter and tho absconder II
possible Presden Lenau said yesterday that the
exact embezzed by Schroeder Ia 100000 and he
does not believe that Schroeder has any OF IL left Mr.
cnau does believe that the depositors will lose any
thing Just what will be pursued In winding up
the affairs OF the bank cannot be determined until Chan
ceor Runyon takes official action. Business will be
pended until that time
Martin Hcnken. Schroeders assistant, says he never
entertained any suspicion OF his principal. When
Schroeder leaving tho bank on Thursday afternoon
he told Honke he would not be down the
ing when OF Friday passed and Schroeder had not
appeared Henkel went 10 Counsellor Edwards's oiice.
thinking that Schroeder might he there on learning that
he had not there HenRel communicated his suspi
cions to Mr. Edwards. and the investigation and
discovery OF the defalcation followed. Hcnkel
FASTENED to schroedcr's house. No IS Linden-aye..
and found there Jane Williamson and HIS wife He
was told Mrs Schroeder sick and in bed and Mr.
Schroeder was not nj hone when enel expressed his
suspicon that there something wrong ut the bank
Williamson burst into tears, and her husband said
that further concea, n was useless lie told enkel
that schroeder had gone away and that ho In debt
the bank $4,000 Mr. iIonkel says that the cashiers
bondsmcn viii make good thr deficiency and that II they
could ascertain where schroeder Is they would send word
schroeder seen In Jersey City on Thursday night He
stopped aass shoe store about and left pair
of shoes saichel there short time afterwhrd no
took them to Lyons x Zoigers drug store short
further down the About 1890 o'clock he called
and went turning IN the direction or tho
ferry All visitors except the most Intimate friends OF
the family were turned away from Mrs schrocdcrs house
yesterday. Mrs. Williamson said that MIS-. schroeder
was sick and under the care OF ply stefan Pictures OF
Schroeder have been taken To be sent To the police
authorities all the country II IL Is decided to pursue
the fugitive The directors OF the bank will hold meet